Originally, Oscar Rivas and Bryant “Bye Bye” Jennings were scheduled to fight for the newly created WBC bridgerweight title (200-224 lbs.) at the Olympia Theater in Montreal, Canada. However, Jennings will no longer participate in that fight. The WBC reports that Jennings is unable to subject himself to the Canadian government’s entry requirements concerning COVID-19, or with the post-arrival mandatory quarantine.
To continue to fully support promoters of WBC events during the still ongoing world pandemic, and to help Groupe Yvon Michel to hold the event as scheduled, the WBC has agreed to sanction the WBC world bridgerweight title bout between Oscar Rivas (27-1-0, 19 KOs) and the #18 WBC-ranked cruiserweight boxer Ryan Rozicki (13-0, 13 KOs).
The WBC requires that Rozicki comply with all the medical and administrative requirements of the WBC and the local commission, as well as the laws of the country of Canada, and he is willing to do so.
WBC found a challenger that was willing to foot the bill for a quarantine hotel for the length of time after the fight. Montreal isn’t cheap for 2 weeks. Do we expect WBC to pay? No way@ They had to pay to make the new shiny belt.
They didn’t mention Rozicki is actually Canadian. He’ll have no problem complying with any laws.
Please stop this weight nobody cares, four titles (although Joshua insisted on showing IBO) is idiotic enough. If I ever lose my job I’m gonna weigh myself & see if there’s I title I can go for. “workingmanweight” Bridgerweight is a nonsense even professionals don’t want
As long as they keep paying sanctioning fees for these useless belts they will keep creating divisions until there is one for every pound.
Bridgerweight…what a stupid name to call a weight division. And the weight limit…also dumb. Not 220 or 225. 224? Is there something that happens at 225 that metamorphoses one’s body from mere bridgerweight to heavyweight? The World Boxing Crooks must be really hard-up for sanctioning fees. Maybe Riddick Bowe wasn’t crazy to have dumped their belt in the trash all those years ago, even if he largely did so to avoid having to fight Lennox Lewis.
What, they don’t allow vegans in Canada?
Heavyweight champ weighs 220. No such thing as bridgerweight. Another useless move by boxing.
Boycott any stupid Bridgerweight “title” fight. The WBC leadership should be charged with defrauding boxing fans for this ridiculous new division!
it’s the flu
The Kung Flu, the Wuhan Flu, the Chinese Virus!
We already have a 200-224 lb. champion and his name is Usyk who weighed 221 when he beat Joshua last weekend. Hey, if Wilder can’t beat Fury which I sure he won’t, he would easily qualify for that new WBC weight class.
“Super Cruiserweight.”
Super Cruiserweight.
Super Cruiserweight.
I’m fine with adding the weight division. Just call it by the name it should have.
bye bye jennings is right
the mark of the beast anyone?
Show me your papers!
Good for you Bryant Jennings. Who cares about some dumb weight class and a drug cartels worthless belt, when your health is on the line? Way to take a stand my man.
Goes to show you Jennings hasn’t been punched in the head too much. Good for him.
Tired of this crap..
“Bryant Bryant Jennings”
– It’s Bryant “Bye-Bye” Jennings.